Best made in USA toasters from 3 American makers: commercial conveyor toasters for restaurants and hotels and cast aluminum campfire sandwich toasters.
3 American companiesAvg. Made in USA level 4.2 of 5 (3 rated)Checked by Dave HurleyUpdated
No household pop-up toaster we know of is still made in the USA, but commercial toasters are: two foodservice makers in Wisconsin and Tennessee build conveyor toasters for restaurants, hotels and cafeterias. A Pennsylvania family company also casts campfire sandwich toasters and pie irons.
A toaster's heating elements, motor and controls are a large share of its value, so where they are made matters as much as where the toaster is built. Each listing is rated for the company's most American-made toasters and names what is known to come from elsewhere.
Ranked by Made in USA level, highest first; ties are in alphabetical order. The level measures how much is made in the USA, not product quality. How the levels work
C. Palmer Mfg makes cast aluminum campfire sandwich toasters, hobo pie irons, pudgie pie irons and hot dog toasters with long steel rods and hardwood handles, along with electric pizzelle irons, waffle irons and cookie irons. Carmen Palmieri started the company in his basement in West Newton, Pennsylvania in 1946, and his family still runs it.
C. Palmer's site says all of its products are made in the USA, and its cooking irons are described as "High quality aluminum casting" with "Heavy duty castings." It added aluminum die casting in 1976 and opened a second division, C. Palmer Diecasting, in Oakland, Maryland in the late 1990s.
C. Palmer doesn't say where the steel rods, wood handles or non-stick coating come from. Its cast iron sandwich toaster is also marked "Made in the USA!", but it doesn't name who casts the iron.
Production history: in West Newton since 1946 and family-owned for three generations; USA Love List (June 2025) describes its outdoor irons as made at the West Newton factory. In November 2026 all ten of its cooking irons were in stock.
Our rough estimate: rods, handles and coating, whose origin isn't stated, are about 0–15% of an iron's value; the cast head is most of it.
Level 4.5 for its cast aluminum sandwich toasters and pie irons: C. Palmer die casts its pie irons and sandwich toasters at its own Maryland plant and finishes them in West Newton; it doesn't say where the rods and handles come from.
Hatco makes commercial foodservice equipment, including Toast-Qwik conveyor toasters, TPT pop-up toasters, food warmers, heat lamps, booster heaters and holding cabinets for restaurants and hotels. Founded in Milwaukee in 1950, it has been fully employee-owned since 2007.
Hatco's history page: "From the corporate offices in Milwaukee to the state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Hatco Corporation is a proud employee-owned company." Its toaster pages carry no made-in wording.
WebstaurantStore and other dealers list the Toast-Qwik TQ toasters as made in USA; its TPT pop-up toaster carries no US origin there. Hatco doesn't say where the heating elements, conveyor motors and controls are made. It also has a plant in Suzhou, China, opened in 2008 for international markets.
Production history: manufacturing moved from Milwaukee to Sturgeon Bay in 1973, and the plant has had nine major expansions, most recently in 2013–2014. Hatco posted manufacturing jobs at Sturgeon Bay in September 2025. Its employee stock plan bought the company in 2004–2007.
Our rough estimate: heating elements, motor and controls of unknown origin are about 20–40% of a toaster's value.
Level 4 for its Toast-Qwik conveyor toasters: Dealers list Hatco's Toast-Qwik toasters as made in USA and Hatco builds its equipment at its Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin plant; Hatco itself doesn't state the toasters' origin or where their elements come from.
Star Manufacturing makes commercial cooking equipment, including Holman QCS conveyor toasters and contact toasters for restaurants, hotels and cafeterias, along with griddles, hot dog rollers, fryers and waffle bakers. It has built equipment in Smithville, Tennessee since 1982 and has been part of Middleby since 2007.
Star's About page: "We proudly manufacture our equipment in the U.S.A." and "Our plant in Smithville, Tennessee is home to all the Star Group brands, including Star, Wells, Lang and Toastmaster." Its toaster pages carry no made-in wording; dealers list the Holman QCS toasters as made in USA.
Import records show the Star group bringing in cable assemblies, machined griddle plates and a chrome top plate from Sri Lanka and a mold from China in 2025–2026, not tied to the toasters. Star doesn't say where the toasters' heating elements, conveyor motors and controls are made.
Production history: the Smithville plant opened in 1982 and was enlarged in 1990; Middleby bought Star in 2007 and kept production there. A January 2026 job posting describes fabrication, welding, assembly and testing on 15 production lines in Smithville.
Our rough estimate: heating elements, motors, controls and cords from other suppliers are about 10–30% of a toaster's value.
Level 4 for its Holman QCS conveyor toasters: Star says it manufactures its equipment in the U.S.A. at Smithville, Tennessee and dealers list its Holman toasters as made in USA; it doesn't say where their elements and motors come from.
Home pop-up toasters are imported. The electric toasters here are commercial conveyor toasters.
Not every model a company sells is made here. Dealers list Hatco's Toast-Qwik conveyor toasters as made in USA, but not its pop-up toaster.
Cast here counts. C. Palmer die casts the heads of its campfire toasters at its own plant, which is the most valuable part of the iron.
Each listing's research notes show what was checked and when, including our rough estimate of how much of the value is imported. Ratings are rechecked as companies answer.
Toaster makers by state
Pennsylvania: C. Palmer Mfg (West Newton)
Tennessee: Star Manufacturing (Smithville)
Wisconsin: Hatco (Milwaukee)
Change log
What's changed since our last update on March 1, 2024?
1 listing was removed: Vollrath's toaster page no longer exists.
3 makers from the 2024 list were re-checked, including where each has made its toasters over the years, and still make toasters in the USA.
Every maker now has a Made in USA level from 0 to 5, with the sources and research notes behind it. See how the levels work.
Listings checked by Dave Hurley.
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